The trades before Trump’s reversal Unusually timed trades around Trump’s Iran announcement have raised questions about who knew what and when Salon · Mar 26
Polymarket opens pop-up bar for in person bets - but its first night was a bust Polymarket’s ‘Monitoring the Situation’ bar was a three-day pop-up event in Washington, D.C. The Independent UK · Mar 25
Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are tightening their rules on insider trading as Congress appears to be moving closer to cracking down on prediction markets The Independent UK · Mar 23
DraftKings Stock Is Challenging Its 20-Day Moving Average as Lawmakers Push to Limit Prediction Markets. Should You Chase the Rally Here? DraftKings shares gain as U.S. lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets. Here’s why that warrants buying DKNG stock. Barchart · Mar 23
Kalshi takes a page from Warren Buffett’s March Madness playbook by offering $1 billion for a perfect bracket For less-than-perfect brackets, Kalshi is promising $1 million to the user who correctly guesses the most winners. Fortune · Mar 23
Move to ban sports betting on prediction sites sees bipartisan support IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 23
Senators want to ban sports betting on prediction sites like Polymarket and Kalshi: report Sens. Adam Schiff and John Curtis want to prevent the apps from allowing sports betting as the practice becomes more integrated in professional leagues The Independent UK · Mar 23
Early Kalshi employees raising up to $35 million for a prediction market VC fund with backing from the CEOs of both Kalshi and Polymarket Other investors include Marc Andreessen through the fund Moneta Luna and Micky Malka of the fintech investment firm Ribbit Capital. Fortune · Mar 23
Trump impeachment odds soar to record high 69% on popular online betting platform This figure has steadily risen over time, growing from 33 percent the week after the election to 59 percent after his inauguration The Independent UK · Mar 21
Kalshi locks in $22 billion valuation, gaining slight edge over its fierce rival Polymarket The startup has doubled its valuation in about two months. Fortune · Mar 20
'A month ago, no one would have believed this': June Fed rate hike odds just surpassed rate cut odds as stagflation fears grow The Atlanta Fed’s Market Probability Tracker places the odds of a rate hike at about 15% within the next three months. Fortune · Mar 19
MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact with federal commission on prediction markets Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing prediction markets to collaborate on integrity concerns The Independent UK · Mar 19
Mick Mulvaney: Stop calling it a 'prediction market.' It’s sports betting The former White House chief of staff says it's time to call the illegal gambling operation, run through a regulatory backdoor, what it really is. Fortune · Mar 19
International Business Times · Mar 18 Arizona Charges Kalshi in Crackdown on Alleged Illegal Gambling The web-based prediction market platform Kalshi is facing criminal charges brought by the state of Arizona for operating an alleged illegal gambling business, allowing users to bet on elections.
The Independent UK · Mar 18 Marshall drops plans to eliminate women's swimming and diving a week after student-led lawsuit Marshall has dropped plans to eliminate its women's swimming and diving program
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Arizona hits Kalshi with criminal charges, escalating fight between states and prediction markets Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders
Fortune · Mar 17 McDonald's newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America's K-shaped economy The fast food giant's affordability push comes as lower-income consumers pull back on spending.
International Business Times UK · Mar 17 Why Prediction Market Kalshi Refused to Pay Out $54 Million Following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Death Kalshi is under fire for not paying out $54 million to traders who bet on Ayatollah Khamenei's removal, raising questions about prediction market rules.
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Kalshi announces $1 billion jackpot for a perfect March Madness bracket ‘You probably won’t win this contest,’ said the online betting company in a severe understatement
Fortune · Mar 16 Betting on 5-minute swings on Bitcoin price are the hot new thing on prediction markets As Kalshi and Polymarket balloon in popularity, so too do quick-hit bets on crypto.
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Trump gives JD Vance a job: Go find ‘fraud’ in Democrat-led states like Minnesota Trump will sign order tasking Vance with overseeing partisan initiative aimed at punishing states with Democratic governors
Barchart · Mar 13 Palantir Is Now a Sports Betting Stock. Does That Make PLTR a Buy Here? Palantir still looks like a richly valued core AI infrastructure name where the sports-betting angle is a nice add-on — worth holding or buying on pullbacks, but not chasing blindly at more than 150 times forward earnings.
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight Utah has found itself at the forefront of a states' rights battle between itself and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Top Trump official is new frontrunner for 2028 presidential election IN FULL